Dr. Ahmed Al-Zamzmy, professor of liver and digestive system, revealed that irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common diseases in Egypt and in the world, and it is caused by colon dysfunction and is not an organic disease , and therefore its diagnosis requires the exclusion of all organic diseases that cause similar symptoms, such as diabetes and glandular, hypothyroidism, immune system infections, wheat allergy, lactose intolerance, bacterial overgrowth in the intestines and other diseases.
It also requires a clinical examination of the patient and carrying out some necessary tests and analyzes. Also, to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome, some criteria and indicators are required in the patient’s complaint..
He added: “Unfortunately, many cases attended by gastroenterologists are diagnosed with irritable bowel disease without detection or testing, and have other diseases, and therefore the correct diagnosis of their condition is delayed and their treatment is wrong,” explaining that one of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome is the presence of any of the following symptoms: The presence of flatulence in the abdomen, chronic constipation or diarrhea, admixture of feces with mucus, cramps and pain in the abdomen associated with the process of excretion, alternation of bouts of constipation and diarrhea.
Confirmed, it’s a complication Irritable bowel syndrome she : Mood disorders, such as depression and anxiety.
Symptoms that require immediate medical attention: weight loss, rectal bleeding, anemia or so-called iron deficiency anemia, persistent abdominal pain that does not go away without defecation or passing gas from the abdomen, vomiting of unknown cause, difficulty swallowing swallow.
